Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-13
PATRIOTIC POWDERLY.
How WOrkingmen Should Celebrate
Independence Day.
THEY SHOULD HAVE ONLY ONE FLAG, THE STARS AM
sTRIPEs-THE SOCIALIST WAR ON THE GENERAL
MASTER WORKMAN


man Powderly, at Omaha. Neb under the date OF
May and addressed to the Order OF the Knights Of
Labor throughout the United States was received
In Phladelphia yesterday. Init the general master
workman recommends that on the next Fourth OF
July the members OF the order wherever there Is
an assembly in existence, hold demonstrations
and celebrations In honor OF the birth OF peoples
government. 'In the line of march and on your
stand and public places use only one fag-the
stars and stripes. Show to the world that no
matter where the Knight of Labor citizen was
born, he respects and honors the United states
nag. Show to the world that we are determined
efnment and we are equally as determined TO right
sach wrongs as may exist by peaceful, legiti-
OF The restoration OF the peoples lands to the care
OF the people be discussed. Pass resolutions
declaring that the holding OF from fifty to sixty
siniul and unAmerican. Go further and demand
that the alien landlord shall let go his hold. Pass
resolutions declaring that every acre Of land
acquired oy fraud, perjury or chicanery Is an acre
stolen, and demand that the thief be required to
make restitution to the people. Pass resolutions
plain, simple, honest law shall govern the holding
OF land, whether the holder be rich or poor, indi
vidual corporation. Make the land for the people,
under the peoples laws, the question Of the day.
1t was not for air, sunshine or water alone that
our fathers fought; It was for the land, and we
must hold this land free from the shark and the
SPECTATOR, whether native or alien"
THE MOVEMENT TO DEPosE PowDERLY.
The resolution passed by Local Assembly No. 1888,
Knights OF Labor, of Portland, oregon, calling
upon all local assemblies throughout the order to
take 'such steps as shall result in the summary
deposition" OF General Master Workman Powderly,
reached Philadelphia yesterday 1t is preceded by
SIX "WhereaseS (which attack Mr.. Powderly for his
recent public utteranceS, 'fn which he congratu-
lateS the workers On the defeat OF the labor party
al CMcago." They set out that the result OF the
election was great victory, inasmuch as the
23,570 votes cast for ''the overthrow OF the COM
pet1tive system" brought the issue 'for the first
time In American politics In plain and absolutely
unmistakable terms" In one OF the .whereasesnft
is charged that an attempt had been made to lead
the people astray by representing that the labor
American flag, because some of our members also
reverence the red flag as emblematic or the life-
blood, which flows alike in the veins Of workers OF
every nationality, and kn1tS them in the bonds OF
a common brotherhood" 1t is charged that sold
race ant1path1es" have been brought forward TO
divide 'our forces" and that Mr.; Powderly has
"planted himself squarely on the side OF the capt.
tatists who are aboring to build up what they cali
an 1nnss parf hoping to diseredt as t9r
oppressed In Europe are giving birth to, which
like all great ideas becoming rapidly the heri-
tage OF The whole world" Mr.. Powderly is also
grounds, sand because as alleged, che Is using
his Official position TO hinder the march OF the
workers on that journey, the goal OF which is the
sources OF production equally and unreservedly at
the disposition or all workers, regardless OF
uonality." Then follows the resolution, which be-
Aims by cOngratulat1ng the brother workers in
Chicago on having forced the general master
workman to show his hand, &c, &C., and cautions
everybody that Mr.. POwderly, instead OF being
"the uncOmprOmtStLg foe OF caplIalfstfc mOnop-
oly,"is proving himself to be zone Of its most
powerful allies" In Philadelphia the sentiments
expreeAed In 1t and the preambles do not seem to
members OF the order who believe in Socialism,
ami who are friendly to the anarchist.